Don't be shy with first impressions today!

[Cryomaniac]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

One thing that hasn't been mentioned for example is that the game now automatically 'sorts' the divisions & teams by location automatically when creating a fictional league. So you have east coast teams in the Eastern Division etc. Granted, it's a small change, but it sure doesn't hurt...

That's pretty cool. The interesting thing about it for English leagues is that you get things that might at first seem odd (eg Derby in the Northern Division of a 3 Division setup) but if you actually look into these sort of things in football you notice that around the midlands it's pretty random (I think Lincoln has been in both the North and South brackets for certain cups at different times).

[OutfieldGrass]

So far I have only had a chance to start a MLB league just to take a look around. Now I have imported my Tacoma Rainiers semi-real league and have simmed a few days. Love it at this point. I am sure it only gets better.

[Cryomaniac]

Another question about the geographic thing, I presume it only works for up to 4 divisions (North, South, East, West)?

[daveawrit]

Just wanted to check in and say that I am loving it so far.

Love, love, LOVE the financial predictor for fictional league creation. This is quite possibly my favorite upgrade in the last three years.

The Newspaper screen is excellent, too, especially the weekly "BNN Stats", there is some really cool stuff in there that I might not otherwise think to look at.

I haven't taken over a team yet (just trying to build some history in my new fictional league), but I think I am going to like the new injury/rehab system.

I've seen one typo ("peak" instead of "peek"), but otherwise everything seems to be running very well. Thanks for another great product Markus!

[The Wolf]

First impression: the new skin is awesome. Second impression: I need a bigger monitor. Third impression: the World Data XML file is flipping huge and immensely detailed and was a witch to edit. (Silvam, buy the game already.)

All logos, stadiums, etc. imported easily. Looking good so far.

[Lazy Horse]

Love how very dark the dark skin is this year. Imported my '11 game w/o any problems and can't wait to dive in.

[highheat42]

The only issue i am having is in the draft, every player, and i mean every player, has a Hispanic name.

[ashantewarrier]

On thing I noticed is that the game downloaded and installed faster than prior versions!

[silvam14]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

First impression: the new skin is awesome. Second impression: I need a bigger monitor. Third impression: the World Data XML file is flipping huge and immensely detailed and was a witch to edit. (Silvam, buy the game already.)

All logos, stadiums, etc. imported easily. Looking good so far.

Thanks wolf!


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[albatross11]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

the World Data XML file is flipping huge and immensely detailed and was a witch to edit.

All well and good, but no way (so far) to use a modified cities and nations file from past years.

[yajeflow]

Originally Posted by albatross11

All well and good, but no way (so far) to use a modified cities and nations file from past years.

rly?! could you please expand on this. what do you see? what is the layout?

my league (currently OOTP10) uses a modified universe. some country names have been changed...some nationalities have been changed...some new countries have been created...all players were given equal baseball skill around the globe.

these are "must haves" for our league. we are planning to go to OOTP12 after a couple more seasons, but if our universe cannot be imported/created/modified, then we really would not be able to switch.

i HOPE there is a way to tinker with things like this, obviously.

[dkgo]

is it possible to make a lineup change during a game without having to click thru a dozen confirmation boxes?

[KBLover]

Liking the Organization depth chart.

Really can't wait to see what the player development budget can do. Hopefully, it will be meaningful so there's a real reason to make big bank - pouring money into my farm so they can develop at their best.

Love the return to scouting countries. Now if only we can get the scout team back (not just one guy).

I like the delayed diagnosis to the injuries. Seems to make things a little more realistic.

Player Evaluation might be better. In OOTP11, my team had a bunch of 80-rated relievers. Reminded me of OOTP6 where relievers were almost always considered awesome. I do think it's overly harsh on 2-pitch SP. I have one that's awesome, and he's rated at 20 with 15/15/17 (out of 20) ratings. That...doesn't make sense. I know they are penalized, but those are his ratings AFTER any penalties.

Had a glitch with the UI where I couldn't close dialog boxes for some reason. I would have to minimize the game, then restore the window to proceed. I restarted the game and that seems to have gone away...?

The dark skin is JET BLACK. Sweet. I do wish that when you drag a player using this skin, it would highlight the background or such so the dragged text doesn't just blend in with the black background.

So far, I'm liking the new negotiation system. I signed an extension and like how it shows the mood of the player (no more guessing) and how you can get an off-the-cuff response from the player. Can't wait until offseason to really get into it.

Too bad my season was after the ammy draft - looking forward to seeing how that goes with players generated and whatnot.

Ugh, just had a crash Tried to view the financial rules in my imported game and it crashed...didn't crash when I tried again. Hmm...

Performance seems better - game seems to sim and do other functions much quicker.

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by albatross11

All well and good, but no way (so far) to use a modified cities and nations file from past years.

Yeah, you have to edit this year's XML world file. But it's doable, I already did it.

[Cal Ripken's Glove]

i'm liking everything so far. i'm in the middle of my first game.
i can't get any sound though. i have it enabled. my sound is on for my computer. my speakers are up.

[EdReed20]

well, I place great emphasis on roster/contract accuracy, and the first impression is: almost nothing has been done?!?

It's a major disappointment, as the glaring misratings are impossible to count (im not exaggerating), and dozens of contracts are inaccurate (did they REALLY miss ryan howards 125 million dollard contract?!?).

Sure, I can edit it out. But for all online leagues trying to start a new OOTP12 league in the next week or so, this is gonna be a GIGANTIC source of frustration if it's not ironed out asap.

[Hasta la vista pelota]

Greatly impressed by the single-season replay stats. Zipped through 1970 and 1961 out of the box and the stats were comparable to games like Strat-O-Matic and ActionPC.

M&M boys didn't catch Ruth though, as Mantle finished with 57 homers and Maris 50.

[Hasta la vista pelota]

Originally Posted by Cal Ripken's Glove

i can't get any sound though. i have it enabled. my sound is on for my computer. my speakers are up.

Same here about the sound. I don't have it either.

[pstrickert]

Originally Posted by Cal Ripken's Glove

i'm liking everything so far. i'm in the middle of my first game.
i can't get any sound though. i have it enabled. my sound is on for my computer. my speakers are up.

This problem cropped up in the last beta build. To resolve it: exit the game and open it again. Should work.

[asaintsfan]

No sound here either